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The Magicians - Lev Grossman
Amazon.com ReviewAmazon Best of the Month, August 2009: Mixing the magic of beloved children's fantasy classics (from Magicians reimagines modern-day fantasy for ... -
The Last Werewolf - Glen Duncan
Review“A brilliantly original thriller, a love story, a witty treatise on male (and female) urges, even an existential musing on what it is to be human. Get one for yourself and on... -
The Last Hero_ A Life of Henry - Howard Bryant
SUMMARY: In the thirty-four years since his retirement, Henry Aaron's reputation has only grown in magnitude: he broke existing records (RBIs, total bases, extra-base hits) and set... -
The Last Days of Krypton - Kevin J. Anderson
From Publishers WeeklyAs seen on film and TV, the Phantom Zone where Superman's enemies are exiled is insubstantial and two-dimensional, much like this chronicle of the death of th... -
The Infinity Gate (Darkglass Mo - Sara Douglass
SUMMARY: No one is safe when even the past can't be trusted Elcho falling is under siege from the forces of infinity. Axis must deal with treachery while Maximilian confronts the O... -
The Hammer - K. J. Parker
Product DescriptionGignomai is the youngest brother in the current generation of met'Oc, a once-noble family exiled on an island for their role in a vaguely remembered civil war. O... -
The Half-Made World - Felix Gilman
SUMMARY: A fantastical reimagining of the American West which draws its influence from steampunk, the American western tradition, and magical realismThe world is only half made. Wh... -
The Gun - C. J. Chivers
FromThis superior history of the AK family of assault rifles begins with the invention of the machine gun by Hiram Maxim and traces automatic weapons through WWII. In 1947, Russian... -
The Foreigners - Maxine Swann
Review"The three women in Maxine Swann's The Foreigners hope to leave their worries behind by plunging into the wild glamour of Buenos Aires, but find even greater surprises when .... -
The Emperor of All Maladies_ A - Siddhartha Mukherjee
Amazon.com ReviewThe Emperor of All Maladies illustrates how modern treatments--multi-pronged chemotherapy, radiation, and surgery, as well as preventative care--came into existen....